Weird Cases: speeding challenge

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An American woman has lost a challenge to a speeding conviction after cross-examining police and peppering them with 96 questions. In October, Christina Downs, 24, from Dover, New Hampshire, was found guilty of speeding after she was caught driving 44mph in a 25mph zone. She represented herself in court and swung into the trial process with gusto, delivering a torrent of questions and objections and finally moving for dismissal of the case.

During the trial, a police officer testified that after he had issued Downs the speeding ticket, she had started her car and immediately raced off so rapidly he